Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

[Orangey]

Whilst good, i wouldnt go as far as astonishing. You could have done similar or close if you were savvy and bought a 290X ages ago when they were sold off cheap.

Yeah they are going backwards.

Don't understand all the people hyping this as the next 5850. The 5850 was high-end performance for low-end price, just one tier below the top. This is low-end performance for low-end price.

 

[bru]

Is he right tho?

About which part,

Wanting competition that will drive prices down.

If you favour NVidia, don't complain about their prices.

In my opinion, one is a good idea and the other is fanboi nonsense, Ill leave you to decide which is which.



Disclaimer: I am not saying the original comment was a good one but the response was definitely not, well half of it isn't anyway.

 

[D.P.]

It would be pretty sweet if there was a higher card than the RX480 for ~$300 that got close/matched the 1070.

Mould be nice but I don't think it will happen. Even if there was the rumored 40CU part around and a numb in clock speed it would still be behind the 1070. Not too far behind and $80 cheaper would make it an interesting option.

 

[Davanius]

So if the 480 8gb card going to be about $230-ish, then there is a card missing right?

AMD said $100-$300 right?

So what's the $300 card?

 

[fs123]

So if the 480 8gb card going to be about $230-ish, then there is a card missing right?

AMD said $100-$300 right?

So what's the $300 card?

Hope I'm wrong but the price range could be to hide the actually pricing. If Lisa Su had said $129-$229 then we would know exact prices which is not what they want to reveal before the launch.

 

[Mei]

So if the 480 8gb card going to be about $230-ish, then there is a card missing right?

AMD said $100-$300 right?

So what's the $300 card?

thats what i asked about 10 pages back!
maybe a 480x or maybe they just being loose with prices i duno lol

 

[humbug]

This guy explains a lot, and pretty well.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

thats what i asked about 10 pages back!
maybe a 480x or maybe they just being loose with prices i duno lol

300 Dollars with VAT would be around £240 here.

I suspect a custom cooled one with a decent factory overclock.

 

[Jono8]

So if the 480 8gb card going to be about $230-ish, then there is a card missing right?

AMD said $100-$300 right?

So what's the $300 card?

Not sure. Their twitter says:

"Gaming and premium VR starting at $199"

https://twitter.com/AMDRadeon

 

[Davanius]

thats what i asked about 10 pages back!
maybe a 480x or maybe they just being loose with prices i duno lol

Sorry for not looking too far back. Too much bickering in this thread.

There looks to be about a £70 difference.

Looking at the 380 and 380X there is only about £20-£30 difference.

From 380X to 390 about £70 so maybe a 490 could be in there somewhere?

 

[faceman123]

how will the 480 standing against a 980ti? also will it be any faster then the fury?

 

[Dervious]

Soon, some new AMD graphics cards will be available.

When they are available (or soon before), we'll know how much they cost, and how they perform.

At the moment we have a rough idea of cost and performance.

New graphics card launches are a bit like the EU referendum, a fair amount of guesswork and a lot of arguing.

 

[Jono8]

New graphics card launches are a bit like the EU referendum, a fair amount of guesswork and a lot of arguing.

Haha, too true

We all love it really

 

[humbug]

480 4GB @ $200 = £137 + 20% VAT = £165
480 8GB @ $230 = £158 + 20% VAT = £190
490 8GB @ $300 = £206 + 20% VAT = £247

 

[beany_bot]

480 4GB @ $200 = £137 + 20% VAT = £165
480 8GB @ $230 = £158 + 20% VAT = £190
490 8GB @ $300 = £206 + 20% VAT = £247

You forgot the gouging. Add £40 to each and I think you are there. (For AIB)

 

[Mauller]

New graphics card launches are a bit like the EU referendum, a fair amount of guesswork and a lot of arguing.

voting out is a vote for democracy.

And like humbug put up, they did say Polaris would cover the price range for $100-300, although i think the top end part of polaris will be a 480x that more than likely clocks higher and has more shaders, or just clocks higher.

Now this looks good

https://twitter.com/hardwarecanucks/status/737831377664507904

 

[fs123]

voting out is a vote for democracy.

And like humbug put up, they did say Polaris would cover the price range for $100-300, although i think the top end part of polaris will be a 480x that more than likely clocks higher and has more shaders, or just clocks higher.

Now this looks good

https://twitter.com/hardwarecanucks/status/737831377664507904

"200+ FPS on Polaris and Vulkan"

I think that's possible @ 1080P Ultra. Doom on my overclocked 290X runs about 120fps in many areas with an average of about 85 fps. With Vulkan it should get a decent boost.

Or maybe they are talking about the full Polaris?

 

[chroniclard]

how will the 480 standing against a 980ti? also will it be any faster then the fury?

Looking to be between 970 and 980. Doesn't look like its anywhere near a Ti. Also doesnt look like it will get near a Fury.

However, nobody really knows exactly yet.

 

[Gregster]

Looking to be between 970 and 980. Doesn't look like its anywhere near a Ti. Also doesnt look like it will get near a Fury.

However, nobody really knows exactly yet.

Looking at the 290X score in Hitman almost hitting an overclocked Titan X, I wouldn't be surprised to see the 480 surpass the 1080 in that game

 

[Jono8]

Looking at the 290X score in Hitman almost hitting an overclocked Titan X, I wouldn't be surprised to see the 480 surpass the 1080 in that game

That might be a pretty tall order seen as the 1080 shows decent gains in dx12

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-review,14.html

40% faster than a 980 Ti in this game.

Ofcourse the 480 might have improvements in dx12 as well so we shall see. It would have to be 20%+ faster than the Fury X in DX12 to top the 1080 though.